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circa

Pronunciation: [ˈsɜːr.kə]

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Learn how to use circa in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “time”

(preposition) used when you want to say that something happened around or about a certain time. It’s like saying you don’t know the exact date, but it was close to that time.

Example

The building was completed circa 1900, so it's over a century old.

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The event did not occur circa 2000; it actually happened much later.

Example

Do you know when the festival was celebrated circa the summer of 2021?

Context: “approximation”

(preposition) used to show an approximate number or value, meaning it’s not exact but around that amount.

Example

The population of the city is circa 1 million people.

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The number is not circa 500; it is actually much lower.

Example

Can you estimate how many books were printed circa the year 1950?

How to pronounce circa

Pronunciation: [ˈsɜːr.kə]

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